High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewLucy Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/lucy/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 JVC and Panasonic Try to Figure Out HDR Tone Mapping https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jvc-panasonic-hdr-tone-mapping/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jvc-panasonic-hdr-tone-mapping/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:00:19 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97219 High Dynamic Range video is both the most exciting aspect of the 4k Ultra HD format and also the most confusing. With their new flagship products, JVC and Panasonic have teamed up to simplify HDR tone mapping (the process by which an HDR signal is adapted to fit within the limitations of an HDTV or...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-aug-9-2016/feed/ 38 Uncovered: Hollywood, We Have a Problem https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/ugly-pop-art-bluray-covers/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/ugly-pop-art-bluray-covers/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:00:21 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=79041 This fad of so-called “pop art” Blu-ray covers really must stop. Why is it that every graphic designer who works for a home video studio suddenly thinks he’s Roy Lichtenstein or Andy Warhol? Fellas, none of you is as talented as Roy Lichtenstein or Andy Warhol. The work you’re churning out is U-G-L-Y. The following...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/ugly-pop-art-bluray-covers/feed/ 16 Weekend Roundtable: Weird Science https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movies-with-bad-science/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movies-with-bad-science/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 19:00:27 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=73044 Ridley Scott’s new film ‘The Martian’ may put up at least some appearance of presenting a plausibly realistic depiction of science in its sci-fi story, but that isn’t something Hollywood often concerns itself with. In this week’s Roundtable, we look at some of the silliest “science” in science fiction movies. Shannon Nutt I’m going to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/lucy-bluray-contest-results/feed/ 7 Contest: Win ‘Lucy’ on Blu-ray! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/lucy-bluray-contest/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/lucy-bluray-contest/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:00:22 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=67648 In Luc Besson’s action hit ‘Lucy‘, Scarlett Johansson opens her mind and kicks ass. We have some extra Blu-ray copies to give away to our readers. Enter our contest for your chance to get one! To win a copy of the Blu-ray, all you have to do is participate in our photo caption contest by...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/lucy-bluray-contest/feed/ 102 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of January 18th, 2015 – From ‘Zero’ to Hero https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-20-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-20-2015/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:00:10 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=67612 Happy MLK Day, everyone. I contemplated taking the day off, because the home video studios usually slow down their Blu-ray releases on holiday weeks, but this one actually brings us a few interesting titles. Let’s take a look! New Releases ‘Lucy‘ – After directing a handful of crappy kids’ movies, a couple of misguided awards-bait...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-20-2015/feed/ 15 Weekend Box Office: Turtle Power! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-aug-11-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-aug-11-2014/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:00:07 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=64238 This weekend marks the second in a row for huge August debuts. Last week’s was due to consumer confidence in the Marvel brand and this week’s was due to nostalgia. Expected to finish neck-and-neck with Marvel’s week-old ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ actually took the #1 spot’ with a $23 million lead....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-jul-28-2014/feed/ 10 Weekend Movies: A Whole Lotta Fluff https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jul-25-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jul-25-2014/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:00:32 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=63948 The gods of Mount Olympus would be sorely disappointed with this weekend’s new movies. Two months ago, I hadn’t seen a single advert for Brett Ratner’s $100 million tale of ‘Hercules‘, yet here it is. Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it’s the widest debut of the weekend on nearly 3,600 screens. The Rock plays the...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jul-25-2014/feed/ 0 ‘Lucy’ Review: Besson Goes Bonkers https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/lucy-review-besson-bonkers/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/lucy-review-besson-bonkers/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:00:43 +0000 Philip Brown http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=63936 Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’ is an absolutely insane attempt to fuse comic book action with grandiose philosophical ideas. The writer/director has failed in his ambitions to be profound, but failed in such ludicrous ways that his movie is almost more entertaining than it would have been if he’d succeeded. ‘Lucy’ is a glorious mess well worth...

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